Can You Afford to Arbitrate? Impecuniosity and Arbitral Agreements
This weeks session of the International Arbitration Forum explored a fundamental yet often overlooked question in international arbitration: what happens when a party simply cannot afford to arbitrate? The discussion was Moderated by Velimir Zikovic, Miljana Bigovic, and Michail Risvas, who guided the conversation and helped frame the debate around one of the most pressing […]
How AI Is Rewriting Legal Business Development
In Julia Klingberg’s Legal Innovation Club, she spoke with Laura Bingenheimer, founder of Magnet Agents, an AI-powered platform designed to help lawyers build and manage client relationships. The discussion explored how artificial intelligence is reshaping legal business development, why relationship-building remains central to the profession, and how lawyers can proactively cultivate their “book of business” […]
The Elevator Pitch
Why the Elevator Pitch Still Matters for Lawyers The Business Development Forum, moderated by Charlotte Ford (Head of International Relationships, Charles Russell Speechlys) and Rachel Kennedy (Director of Business Development, Kinstellar), explored the role of the elevator pitch as a practical communication tool for lawyers and business development professionals. Kennedy emphasised that elevator pitches are […]
Legal Technology and the Underserved Aspects of Legal Research: A Patent Law Perspective
Yesterday’s live session of the Legal Innovation Club explored how legal technology can address long-standing inefficiencies in legal research, particularly within the field of patent law. Moderated by Julia Klingberg, lawyer at Cornell Tech and co-founder of Kindred.llc, the discussion featured Yin Huang, an independent legal researcher and former patent attorney based in New York. […]
Digital Transformation in Big Law
Digital transformation has been discussed in the legal industry for decades, yet the pace and implications of change are accelerating rapidly. In this live session, Sid Ali Boutellis, who has worked across legal technology, financial systems, and AI governance in large law firms, joined Platforum9 to explore how digital transformation is unfolding in Big Law […]
The Copyright Dilemma with Claude
AI Adoption Is Moving Faster Than Legal Reflection Artificial intelligence is rapidly embedding itself into everyday legal practice. Yet the discussion with leading Legal Practitioner Mladen Vukmir, an intellectual property and technology Founding Partner of VUKMIR + Associaties based in Zagreb, Croatia, highlighted a growing imbalance: lawyers are adopting AI tools quickly, but the profession […]
Bulking Up Your Practice: 5 Ways To Make Yourself Indispensable As A Lawyer
The Shift from Pitching to Becoming Indispensable In Monday’s live session, Moderator David Kaufman explored how lawyers can strengthen relationships with existing clients and grow their practices by becoming indispensable advisers rather than constant pitchers of new work. Kaufman, who leads global strategy at Nixon Peabody, a leading US Law Firm, and works extensively with […]
The Legal AI Monthly Round-Up
This month, we’re trying something new, and we welcomed Junior Lawyer George Hannah for a wide-ranging discussion on the biggest developments in legal AI over the past month. In just 28 days, the market delivered volatility, bold branding moves, insurance innovation, and renewed questions about value, trust, and the future of junior lawyers. Drawing from […]
Why Global Collaboration is Key to Building Your Arbitration Practice
A Collaborative System at Its Core Moderator Niamh Leinwather opened the session by reframing arbitration not merely as a dispute resolution mechanism, but as a fundamentally collaborative enterprise. Drawing on her experience as Secretary General at the Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC), Leinwather emphasised that arbitration depends on trust between parties from different legal systems, […]
What Makes A Firm AI Native?
From AI-Assisted to AI-Driven In yesterday’s live session, the legal industry’s rapid shift from scepticism to experimentation with artificial intelligence was front and centre. The more pressing question is no longer whether to use AI, but what it truly means to be AI native. Moderators Alex Baker, Founder of Legal Tech Collective, and Chris Bridges, […]